The Washington Prescribed Fire Council (WPFC) brings together a broad and diverse network of partners working to advance the safe, effective, and expanded use of prescribed fire across Washington State. WPFC is seeking a Program Director.

This role supports Hillsborough County's Conservation and Environmental Lands Management Prescribed Fire Program by assisting in all wildland fire activities across properties acquired through ELAPP and other lands managed by HC-CELM. Working alongside the Prescribed Fire Crew Lead, this position provides direct leadership, supervision, and mentoring to the fire management crew with a primary focus on executing prescribed burns and fuel treatments.

As a Land Stewards Fire Crew Member, you will work as part of a team that is highly motivated to restore fire processes across Yurok ancestral lands and beyond.  Crew members participate in the implementation of cultural burning aimed at achieving culturally appropriate land management objectives such as habitat restoration, enhancing biodiversity, reducing wildfire risk, restoring and maintaining ecological conditions and processes, and removing invasive and unwanted species. As a Land Stewards Fire Crew Member, you will work with CFMC partners and landowners to restore fire to the landscape. Crew members will participate in professional development courses and workshops, with occasional assignments outside the area to support growth as a student of fire.

This term position will include improving upon previous outreach efforts and establish a successful Prescribed Burn Association (PBA) in the Ridge and Valley region of Alabama and Georgia. Utilizing the PBA to conduct prescribed fires, hosting training and workshops, and working with partners to provide technical assistance will be key to seeing success in this region. Similarly, this position will assist Berry College students in fire training, prescribed fire and other land management applications